Northrop Alpha

by Steve Ferguson

Title

Northrop Alpha

Artist

Steve Ferguson

Medium

Painting - Mixed Media On Cold Press Illustration Board

Description

In 1928, Jack Northrop left his job with Lockheed and started his own airplane company. Northrop's first plane appeared in 1930, a speedy, six-passenger, cabin monoplane called the Alpha. Designed to be used as a mail and passenger carrier for TWA, the streamlined, low-winged, single-engine plane was made entirely of metal -- unusual for the time. Covered with stressed-skin duralumin, the Alpha sported one of the strongest and most resilient wings in all of aviation. The unique wing was designed with internal multicellular construction, consisting of aluminum spars and ribs that formed a series of small, rigid compartments or cells -- much like those of a honeycomb.

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Artwork Copyright © 1997 Wind River Studios Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved under United States and international copyright laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, transmit, or otherwise exploit the Artwork in any way. Any sale of the physical original does not include or convey the Copyright or any right comprised in the Copyright. WRSH Stock Number XB15610

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March 20th, 2022

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